Adjustable jointer



Jan. 13. 1925. 1,523,254

w. E. BRYANT ADJUSTABLE JOINTER Filed Sept. 5, 1925 attain;

Patented Jan. 13, 1925,

WILLIAM E. BRYANT, or DENVER, COLORADO.

ADJUSTABLE aomrnn.

Application filed September 5, 1923. Serial No. 6811.095,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM E. a citizen of the United States,

BRYANT, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State 5 of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Adjustable Jointer, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to jointers,

that is to tool employed by bricklayers for removing the surplus mortar between adjacent bricks,

smoothing the mortar, and

surface of the giving the same a particular shape in order to form a neat and finished joint.

to provide a handle which attached to different The principal object of the invention is may be readily jointers, the blade or body portions of which are provided with different formations.

Another important object of the invention is to improve upon devices of this nature by provldlng a JOllltEl having a simple and efficient construction, one which is reliable in use, inexpensive to manu facture, durable and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other obects in view, as will appear as the descr1p= tion progresses, the inventio tain novel features 11 resides in cerof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter and claimed.

In the drawing:

more fully described Figure 1 is an elevation of the jointer embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fi gure 1,

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof, Figure 4 is a detail section taken substan tially on the line 4t of Fi Figure 5 is a detail through one of the lugs on Figures 6, 7 and 8 are gure 2,

transverse section the handle, and

detail perspective views of portions showing different modifications of the blade or body portion of the jointer.

Referring to the drawing be seen that the device co of a jointer A and a handle in detail it will nsists generally B. The jointer A includes a blade 1 having formed on its ends the extensions 2 wh blade and converge toward ich overlie the each other and terminate in right angularly extending slotted lips or ears 3.

The blade 1 as shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive is circular in cross section whereas the blades may be of any desired formation Flgure 6 which is such as the blade 1 in triangular in cross section, the blade 1 in Figure 7 which is rectangular in cross section, and the blade 1 in Figure 8 which is substantially rectangular in cross section and is groove 4 on one face nally thereof.

provided with a extending long1tud1- The handle B includes an elongated shank 5 which is curved longitudinally and terminates at one end in a threaded portion 6.

Headed lugs 7 proj shank 5 and their long structure such ure 5. These lugs serted in the notche is associated with the shank 5 and eat from the ends of the body portions are of obas is indicated in Fig- 7 are adapted to be ins of the ears 3. A nut 8 the threaded port-ion 6 of may be unscrewed therefrom so as to engage the adjacent cars 3 thereby drawing th firm frictional eng faces of the cars from the jointer. handle is readily jointer when desired e heads of the lugs 7 in agement with the outer 3 and thus preventing any accldental disengag 'ement of the handle B It will be seen that the disengaged from the by screwing the nut 0n the threaded portion 6.

A tool such as I plurality be packed in the hr and readily assembled for use. the present instance, shown and have described with its of different formed blades may icklayers or masons kit I have, in descrlbed the preferred embodiments of the invention,

but it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and 111 the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to wlthout departing from the spirit of after claimed.

the invention as herein Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. In combination, a jointer including a pair of notched cars, a handle lncludmg headed lugs at 1ts ends for engagement with the notched ears,

and means for forcing and holding the heads of the lugs in firm frictional engagement with the ears.

2. In combination,

with a pair of cars, notches, a handle,

a jointer provided said ears provided with one end of said handle being provided with threads, lugs projectthe ears all in the manner and for the puring from the ends of the handle and propose specified.

vided with heads, said lugs adapted to be In testimony Whereei' I atfix my signature dlspesed 1n the notchesiof said ears, and a in presence of two WltIIGSSBSY A r l nut disposed on the threaded portion of the \VILLIAM E. BRYANT.

handle adapted to be unscrewed for engag- Witnesses: ing one ear thus forcing the heads of the IQATHARINES. HUEY,

lugs into firm frictional engagement with HELEN S. FUNK. 

